Articulate team in the US (9)
I believe the answer is:
stateside
'in the us' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'articulate team' is the wordplay.
'articulate' becomes 'state' (I've seen this in another clue).
'team' becomes 'side' (both can mean a sports team).
'state'+'side'='STATESIDE'
(Other definitions for stateside that I've seen before include "in America" , "In the US" .)